The essential structures of ISP-I that influence serine palmitoyltransferase inhibition in Chinese hamster ovary cells.

We investigated the structure-activity relationship between various ISP-I (myriocin, thermozymocidin) analogous which has sphingosine-like structure and serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT) in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells utilizing sphingolipid production as a marker. Our data suggest that the double bond and/or ketone group within the alkyl chain as well as the alkyl chain are necessary for ISP-I to inhibit SPT. In addition, a serine structure is necessary for SPT inhibitory activity, which confirms previous findings.